Planning guidelines

Guidelines for deploying Border Gateways, Mesh Gateways and Wildfire Sensors in a Site.

• Pilot and Live Deployment stages: Validate the scalability of the Silvanet System using a Pilot deployment followed by a full-scale Live deployment.

• Scout out deployment locations: Dryad recommends visiting the Site prior to planning device locations to make notes about the topology and other features of the Site that might inform where to place Silvanet devices.

• Ratio of Mesh Gateways to Border Gateways: The amount of Mesh Gateways supported by Border Gateways is variable but should not exceed on Border Gateway for every 20 Mesh Gateways.

• Range of Border Gateways and Mesh Gateways: Ensure Border Gateways and Mesh Gateways are within specified ranges which is 2.0 km to 3.0 km.

• Requirements for deploying Border Gateways: Plan Border Gateway deployments based on requirements for Internet access and to ensure it has a reliable energy supply (for an always-on functionality).

• Possible scenarios for deploying Border Gateways: The Border Gateway can be deployed in various scenarios based on the availability of a power supply, Internet connectivity and location.

• Location of Mesh Gateway in a Site: Mesh Gateways need access to good solar irradiation and located where Wildfire Sensors have a reliable connection to the Silvanet Mesh Network.

• Range of Wildfire Sensors: Wildfire Sensors detect gases of a smoldering fire in its ultra-early stage within a range of between 80 m to 100 m around the Sensor. The maximum range between the Sensor and a Mesh Gateway is 1 km.

• Ratio of Mesh Gateways to Sensors: Each Mesh Gateway can support up to 100 Wildfire Sensors. Each Border Gateway has no limit on the number of Wildfire Sensors in can support.

• Density of Sensor in a Site: The amount of sensors per hectare is dependent on human activity in a Site as well as the presence of WUIs (Wildland Urban Interface) in a Site.